About
Former Chairman of the FCC who is forever remembered for calling television "a vast wasteland."
Before Fame
He earned his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law in 1950.
Trivia
He influenced the growth of television by passing the All-Channel Receiver Act in 1961.
Family Life
He got married to Josephine Baskin and the couple had three children together: Nell, Martha, and Mary.
Associated With
He hired Barack Obama to his law firm Sidley Austin LLP in 1988.
